Rail-joint box



G. W. BRANT. RAIL JOINT BOX.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7| |920.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

Z5 15 171511 Z l?? narran GILMORE BRANT, OF CANTON, OHIO.

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To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that l, Grimoire 7. BRANT, a citizen of the United States,residing `at Canton, in the county of Stark and State ot' '(hio, haveinvented a new and useful Rail- Joint Box, of which the following is aspeciication.y

This invention relates to a rail joint box especially adapted for use atrail joints upon paved streets.

The objects of the invention are the provision ot' a box at each railjoint, a removable lid being provided upon said box whereby access maybe quickly and readily had to the rail joint in order to tighten thebolts; the box being located in the paving, the necessity of tearing upthe paving around each joint at frequent intervals in order to tightenthe bolts at the joint, and to ballast under the ties, being thusobviated.

lVith these objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement ot parts hereinafter described illustratedin the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims, itbeing understood that various changes in the form, proportion anddetails of construction may be made without departing from theinvention.

ln the accompanying dra-wings;

Figure 1 is a plan view oit section ot railway track showing the railjoint applied thereto,

Fig. 2 a transverse sectional view through the joint provided with a boxembodying the invention,

Fig. 3 a perspective view of the box; and

Fig. 4 a plan view of the same.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several VIQVVS.

Referring to the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawingthe rails such as are often used upon street railways which are locatedon paved streets, are indicated by the numeral 1.

The splice-pieces 3 and l are of the usual construction with theexception that the splice-piece 3 is provided with a horizontal liange 5which extends beyond the edge of the rail head, while the splice-piece41- is provided with an4 upwardly disposed flange 6 arranged to engagethe, adjacent side of the rail head. The usual bolts 7 are provided forconnecting the ends of adjoining rails to the splice-pieces.

Specification of i.ettcrs Patent.

Patented Auen 9, 1921.

Application filed September 7, 1920. Serial No. 408,409.

Boxes 8 and 9 are placed upon the ties 10, each of said boxes having anopen side located toward the adjacent s'plicc-piece, thus making thebolts and nuts accessible through said boxes. The box 3 is similar tothe lbox 9 with the exception that the end walls thereot are shaped tocoliform to the removable cover plate 11 which is off-set as shown at 12in order that the inner edge thereof may rest upon the flange 5 ot' theadjacent splicepiece, screws 13 or the like being providedtor detachablyconnecting the off-set edge of the cover plate to said flange.

The cover plate 14 upon the box 9 is arranged to be positioned upon thetop of the box flush with the head of the rail and with the surroundingpaving 15, the inner edge of said cover plate resting upon the lange ofthe adjacent splice-piece, screws 13 being provided for detachablyconnecting the cover plate to the splice-piece. Each ot the cover platesis provided with a longitudinal rib 1G upon its outer edge arranged'toena corresponding groove 17 in the outer wall ot the box, these ribs andgrooves, in connection with the screws 13, holding the cover platessecurely in place upon the boxes. The bottom wall ot each box isprovided with an enlarged opening 18 through which access may be had tothe ties and the ballast.

A. hoolr portion 19 is provided upon the' inner edge oit each end walloi each of the boxes and arranged to engage the adjacent splice-piece asbest shown in Figs. 3 and 1l, the upper rib of each splice-piece beingcut away at each end as shown at 20 in order to allow said hook portionsto be positioned around the ends of the splice-piece.

' From the above description and an inspection of the accompanyingdrawings it will be evident that a device is provided which may beeasily installed at a small cost and by means ot which access may bereadily had to the bolts 7 whenever it becomes necessary to tighten saidbolts. With the usual form ot trac-k construction now in use upon pavedstreets, it is necessary to tear up the paving surrounding each railjoint, at frequent intervals, in order to tighten the bolts which areprovided at the rail joints as the continual wear upon the tracks causesthe bolts to loosen. l/Vith the present construe tion it is onlynecessary to remove the screws 13 and litt the cover plates Jfrom theboxes in order to have access to the bolts and the nuts thereon, it notbeingneeessary to tear-up any of the paving surrounding the rail joint.

I elaimz- Y l.v In combination with a rail joint surrounded by paving, abox open upon its inner side,' hooks upon opposite ends of said openside arranged to be hooked around the ends of a Splice-piece of thejoint to hold the box in positionv and a removable cover for the boX. V`l f 2. In combination with a rail joint surrounded by paving, a box openupon Vits, inner side and connected to a splice-piece oi y the oint, oneWall of the box having an intei-ier, horizontal groove near its`-upperledge and aV removable coverhaving a rib upon one edge arrangedto be seated in the said groove,

the opposite edgeV portion of' the cover being "connected to the upperedge of the ad- Yjacent Wallv of the box.

